[mtrott]

As Rush is right now saying, this is the way Democrats think and operate. I'm honestly disgusted and angry that these Republicans don't have any convictions, much less the courage of, to just say, yes we are cutting taxes on everyone. Also, they don't actually believe in free market capitalism and that tax cuts will spur economic growth sufficient to fund the government without milking the "rich". Nor do they seem to show ANY interest in actually cutting federal spending, which I thought was a hallmark of Republican philosophy. I certainly hope Brady's tricky, hidden ploy is called out and eliminated before Congress votes on a final bill.

[Alberta's Child]

We can’t have it both ways, folks. We elected a president who was very much a populist, not a conservative — and who would probably sign half of the items in the Democrat Party’s platform from the 1970s into law.

[Leep]

Keep the 20%, should be 20% for all, and scrap the rest.

Not line item veto but almost every part of the tax reform should be a separate bill.

[lodi90]

The GOPe want their corporate tax cuts and need to “pay for” them.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

The devil is always in the details. If true, this is pretty disturbing. The question is - how do you evaluate the "If true" condition? I would like to see journalists who footnote their claim with cites to locations within a draft document or citation to specific details. This piece is devoid of links or references which would allow the reader to evaluate the truth of the claims.

[BetJay]

Terribly unfair and destructive. Many small business owners are targeted with this bracket. These people create jobs, yet this high tax rate, combined with Obamacare, legal liabilities, enormous state and local taxes, plus normal economic risk remove any incentive to invest, grow and hire.

[TexasGunLover]

If you're going to tax us by percentage, tax by one percentage and make sure everyone pays that amount.

20% of the rich and 20% of the poor. Right now you have the top 5% earners paying 80% of the tax, and that's simply discrimination.

[Obadiah]

As a strict purist, Rush is of course correct. But how about we get the tax code onto first base before we start railing against it and hope the follow-up tax bill is smaller and makes philosophical changes as well.

This tax plan isn’t great, but it is workable in the sense that there will be modifications made. My fear is that, like repeal of Obamcare, everyone will get all knotted up and nothing will happen — again.